Foreign loan inflows rise to $5.77bn

ISLAMABAD: Foreign assistance inflows to Pakistan increased 18.38 per cent to $5.86 billion in July-February 2025-26, mainly due to programme support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Excluding IMF disbursements, total inflows, including both loans and grants, amounted to $5.86bn in the first eight months of FY26, up from $4.95bn last year. In February alone, inflows reached $692m, compared to $364m in the same month last year, an increase of 90pc.

These figures do not include $1.2bn disbursed by the IMF in December, bringing cumulative inflows in 8MFY26 to over $7bn.

Of the total, foreign loan inflows reached $5.77bn in the first eight months, up from $4.8bn last year, a rise of over 20pc. Grants totalled $92.3m, down from $133m last year, showing a 31pc decline.

Grants plunge 31pc in 8MFY26

Grants plunge 31pc in 8MFY26

The target for total foreign inflows for FY26 is $19.9bn, up from $19.4bn last year.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs said it received $5.862bn in total foreign inflows in the first eight months, compared with $4.95bn in the same period last year. Of this, $2.1bn was received for project financing, while non-project inflows amounted to $3.73bn.

Loans for budget support amounted to $2.18bn in eight months, despite the annual target being set at $13.5bn, down from $15bn last year.

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